Chainsaw - Maintenance, Cross-cutting & Felling (5 Day) Certificate

What is special about this course?

This 5 day LANTRA award chainsaw course is for novice operators with little or no experience of chainsaw use, who are required to maintain and operate chainsaws for both cross cutting and felling to 380mm. 

The course is designed to prepare candidates for assessment by LANTRA.

This course will contribute towards achievement of NVQ/SVQ Forestry Level 2, Unit T10.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements.

You will learn about the maintenance and safe use of chainsaws. This will include:

  • Workshop safety awareness
  • Guide bar, saw chain and power unit maintenance
  • Re-assembly
  • Health and safety features
  • Lubrication and fuelling
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Starting and pre-cutting checks
  • Site safety awareness
  • Cross-cutting and stacking timber
  • Preparation (basic felling)
  • Felling
  • Sned conifers and/or de-limb broad-leaved trees
  • De-limbing
  • Takedown of hung up trees using hand tools

How will I study my course?

  • Flexible
  • Short course

A combination of classroom based theory and practical training.

How long will my course last?

5 Day

This course can be scheduled in any of our ten college centres depending on numbers. Call your local college centre for up to date information and to express your interest.

This course can be scheduled in any of our ten college centres depending on numbers. Call your local college centre for up to date information and to express your interest.

Where can I study my course?

    • Auchtertyre
    • Broadford
    • Fort William
    • Gairloch
    • Kilchoan
    • Kinlochleven
    • Mallaig
    • Portree
    • Strontian
    • Ullapool

    Please note, UHI West Highland will be changing its name to UHI North, West and Hebrides in August 2023, subject to Scottish Government approval. This will not impact on your choice of course or how and where you will study.

Start date

Call your local college centre for up to date information and to register your interest.

Fees

£850 + £280 for Assessment. The cost includes instruction, venue, course materials, use of a chainsaw, fuel and notes. 

There will be a £10 per day charge for the hire of the necessary protective clothing.

LANTRA certification on successful completion of the course.

Funding

A Fee Waiver or funding of up to £200 could be available to help with payment of course fees, depending on your personal circumstances.

This support will be available for people who are 16 or over, living in Scotland and either in low paid work or actively seeking work. To be eligible, you must have income of £22,000 a year or less, or be on certain benefits.

You will also not be undertaking any secondary, further or higher education, SDS funded training or participating on the Community Jobs Scotland programme.

Please contact your local college centre for more information about eligibility, or call us on 01397 874000.

What can I do on completion of my course?

You could consider the NPTC assessment.

This course provides training for those employed or wishing to gain employment in the land based sector.  It offers progression onto further chainsaw training that will offer enhancement within their employment or skills required to work in industry.

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We are delighted that you are thinking about studying at UHI West Highland. Please note, UHI West Highland will be changing its name to UHI North, West and Hebrides in August 2023, subject to Scottish Government approval. This will not impact on your choice of course or how and where you will study. UHI West Highland operates a fair and open admissions system committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination. We consider all applications on merit and on the basis of ability to achieve, without discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion and/or belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio-economic background. We welcome applications from all prospective students and aim to provide appropriate and efficient services to students with disabilities.